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Beatrix Potter, Tailor of Gloucester, Privately Printed, First Edition, 1902

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Author: POTTER, Beatrix. Title: The Tailor of Gloucester. Publisher: London: Privately Printed by Strangeways & Sons, 1902. PRIVATELY PRINTED BY THE AUTHOR, LIMITED TO 500 COPIES. 1 vol., unpaginated, illustrated with a frontis & 15 color plates by Potter, bound in the original pink pictorial boards. Condition: No previous ownership markings or bookplate, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, back corners square and sharp, some mild foxing to pastedowns, endpapers, and covers as usual, internally clean and bright, a much better copy than often encountered, VERY GOOD+.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5 in (12.7 cm)Width: 3.75 in (9.53 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1900-1909
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1902
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Hillsborough, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6214227121562

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